BLF co-founder, CEO and chief bottle washer Jack Napier in art show in NYC. Finally outed by rock-n-roller Anton Newcombe, Jack Napier is forced to sell out after 35 years of anonymity. “Unlike Banksy, no one really seemed to care we were anonymous!” stated Napier (John Law). In like manner, BLF CIO _____ (Blank) DeCoverly has been unmasked as marketing exec Stuart Mangrum, though Mangrum insists he will continue to wear a mask at all times. “I have a big investment in masks,” he noted.
The Detournement show curated by cultural gadfly and “Illegal Art” expert Carlo McCormick is featured at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in Chelsea, NYC. Works by Shepard Fairey, Ron English the BLF and other criminal artists are featured.